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Ian Patterson is many things. Importantly here, he’s the author of The Narrator Cycle. He’s also an engineer, cyclist, foodie, coffee lover, cat dad, human father, and reader of books. Preferably, thick books that deal with strange things and big ideas. He’s dreamed of being an author for decades, but finally began the journey with the birth of his first daughter. This is an objectively terrible time to start work that requires quiet concentration, and he knows it, but he loves the chaos nonetheless. He lives in Colorado with his wonderful family.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 304 ratings · 99 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Transference (The Narrator Cycle #1) 3.79 avg rating — 234 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transcendence (Narrator Cycle #2) 4.26 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transition (The Narrator Cycle #3) 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fruits of Our Labor 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Great Flood of Elias Thorne

This story is part of a community writing project. The Thousand Faces of Elias Thorne is an attempt to supplant the stories of machines with the stories of humans. To flood the world with the stories of a man who died a million times and never once lived. Find out more information at the end of this piece.

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Ian Patterson rated a book it was amazing A Murder Most Fungal: A Fungalverse Novel (The Hofmann Report) by Adrian M. Gibson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. A Murder Most Fungal presents a classic question - is safety worth the sacrifice of freedom? Years after the spore war, our head Chef Pocho cooks for the occupying Caprinian Governor. ...more
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Just excellent. This book has so much to say and inks it all in blood and love. Absolutely loved it.
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There Is Hope is a speculative cli-fi story told through a kaleidoscope of different viewpoints, and interspersed with memories of the central character they all follow. It’s a story of hope at the end of the line for humanity, but one that’s not bli ...more
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